Pocket organizer for golfers

ABSTRACT

A golf accessory for carrying in the pocket and speeding up play, which includes a flexible, triple-pouched, lightweight unit designed to receive and store a ball spotter in one pouch, a cleat cleaner and green repair tool in a second pouch, and one or more golf tees in the third pouch.

United States Patent Maretka 15 3,669,250 1451 June 13, 1972 [54] POCKET ORGANIZER FOR GOLFERS [72] lnventor: Faye M, Maretka, 13688 Hannon, Romulus, Mich. 48174 [22] Filed: July 2, 1970 [21] Appl.No.: 51,785

521 11s. c1. ..206/38 R, 150/34, 206/46 or 51 Int. Cl ..A45c 15/00 581 Field of Search ..206/38 R, 46 GT; 150/35, 34;

[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Schein ..l50/34 0 2,983,412 5/1961 Ferguson ..224/26 R 3,272,412 9/1966 Ant0nius.... ..224/26 R 806,552 12/1905 Mersbach ..206/38 R UX Primary Examiner-Leonard Summer Attorney-Anthony T. Lo Pucki [5 7] ABSTRACT A golf accessory for carrying in the pocket and speeding up play, which includes a flexible, triple-pouched, lightweight unit designed to receive and store a ball spotter in one pouch. a cleat cleaner and green repair tool in a second pouch. and one or more golf tees in the third pouch.

4 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure PATENTEDJUI 13 m2 INVENTOR FAYE M. MARETKA POCKET ORGANIZER son GOLFERS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a golf accessory and more particularly to a unit for holding a ball spotter, a cleat cleaner and green repair tool, and one or more golf tees.

2. Description of the Prior Art I-Ieretofore, it has been the practice of golfers to carry around loosely in their slacks pockets a coin for use as a ball spotter, golf tees and hopefully for the sake of the golf course a green repair tool and cleat cleaner. When one of the above mentioned articles was needed, it was necessary to fumble through their pockets to find the desired article. Thus, play at the tees and at the greens was slowed up due to the difficulty in finding the desired article. Furthermore, the pronged cleat cleaner and tees wore holes in the golfers pants pockets adding a further disadvantage to this method of carrying the articles.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The pocket organizer of the present invention enables the golfer to quickly and easily reach into his pocket and remove in one package a ball spotter, a cleat cleaner and green repair tool, and golf tees. The organizer is formed from a couple of strips of flexible material laid one on the other and folded over approximately at the center thereof and seamed around their outer edge to form three pouches therebetween open at one end.

A ball spotter may be inserted into one of the side pouches and a pair of tees placed in the other side pouch. The cleat cleaner and green repair tool may be inserted into the center pouch. The center pouch and the side pouch for the tees are preferably seamed along their center to insure that the cleat cleaner and tees do not slide out. Thus, the pocket organizer places in one compact unit the articles normally carried around by the golfer loosely in his pocket, and thereby eases frustration and speeds up play at the green and tee.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The description refers to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference to characters refer to like parts throughout the several views and in which:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective of the pocket organizer of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the pocket organizer with the cleat cleaner removed; and

FIG. 3 is a view partially in section taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the FIGURES, the pocket organizer, generally indicated at 10, includes a first flexible member 12, preferably formed of leather and generally rectangularly shaped, is folded over as at edge 14 forming two panels 16 and 18 with the panel 16 being approximately two thirds of the length of panel 18. The folded over member 12 forms a pouch 20 for reasons to be described.

A second flexible member 22, preferably formed of leather as the rough side has high static friction and therefore grips articles resting against it, and generally rectangularly shaped, is folded over as at 24 around the member 12 forming a front and rear panel 26 and 28, respectively. The front panel 26 extends upwardly approximately the same distance as the panel 16 and is separated therefrom by the panel 18. The rear panel 28 is disposed adjacent the panel 16 and is approximately two thirds the length of the panel 16.

The front panel 26 and the panels 16 and 18 are fastened together centrally by stitching at 30, which extends upward from the fold at 24 approximately two-thirds of the length of the front panel 26. The side edges and bottom of the panels 16, 18, 26 and 28 are fastened together by stitching 32 therearound.

The stitching 30 and 32 forms a pair of spaced pouches 34 and 36 open at their upper ends between the front panel 26 and the panel 18 for receiving a pair of golf tees 38. The stitching 30 and 32 also forms a pair of spaced pouches 40 and 42 open at their upper ends between the panels 16 and 18 for receiving a tool 44, which has a central portion 46 with a couple of prongs 47 extending downwardly therefrom to be used in the cleaning of cleats on a golf shoe. The pronged end may also be used to repair the green when it has been depressed or damaged by a landing ball. The depressed area is gently lifted by the prongs of the tool.

The two prongs 47 straddle the central stitching 30 and are, therefore, received respectively in the pouches 40 and 42. It will be noted that the tool 44 is tapered inwardly along the length of the prongs 47, allowing the tool to be easily inserted into the pouches 40 and 42. The tool] 44 is also preferably formed of a lightweight but strong sheet of metal having two functional operations and also forming a stiff backbone for the pocket organizer 10. Referring to the FIGURES, it will be noted that one side of the central section 46 is exposed when the tool 44 is disposed in the organizer 10..If desired, advertising may be placed on one side of the central section 46, enabling the organizer 10 to be used as a promotional device.

The stitching 32 forms a pouch 48 open at the upper end between the back panel 28 and the panel 16 for receiving a disc-shaped ball spotter 50 therein. The ball spotter is preferably a conventional penny, nickel, dime or quarter, but it may also be a metal disc which is preferably plated or colored in an attractive way and of sufiicient weight that it will lay down into the blades of the grass of a green so that it will not interfere with the passage of a ball. The panel 28 has a portion removed as at 52 adjacent the stitching 32 and the fold at 24 to readily enable the golfer to push the ball spotter out of the pouch 48.

Thus, it will be seen that the pocket organizer 10 provides a light weight compact unit for holding a ball spotter, a cleat cleaner and a pair of tees and which may easily be removed from the golfers pocket, eliminating the fumbling for each individual article. It will be noted that the tapered tool 44 provides a stiff backbone for the organizer 10. Furthermore, the tapered tool 44 spreads the organizer 10 outwardly as it is inserted into the pouches 40 and 42, reducing the thickness of the organizer and pulling the panels tightly against the tees and the ball spotter, insuring that they do not accidentally become dislodged. In this way every pocket organizer snugly holds all of the items regardless of manufacturing tolerances. It will be noted that the organizer may be cheaply manufactured, since only two stitching operations are necessary.

Although I have described but one preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and revisions can be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A golf accessory, comprising:

four flexible panels disposed in stacked relation and secured together along theirsides and lower edges to form three pouches open at their upper ends;

a plurality of golf tees received in a first of said pouches;

a rigid tool capable of use in repairing ball marks on a green and cleaning cleats received for storage in a second of said pouches, said tool being tapered along its length so as to seek the optimum seating in said second pouch and thereby provide rigidity, a snug fit throughout said golf accessory and minimize thickness in spite of variations in size of said pouches or their contents; and

a ball spotter received in the third of said pouches.

2. The golf accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said panels forming said third pouch has an aperture formed therein adjacent to its lower edge to expose the lower edge of said ball spotter to facilitate its removal from said golf accessory.

3. The golf accessory as defined in claim 2 wherein said third pouch is adjacent to said second of said pouches containing said rigid tool so as to facilitate insertion of said ball spotter into said golf accessory and further facilitate removal and cleaning cleats received for storage in a second of of said ball spotter from said golf accessory. said pouches; and

4. A golf accessory, comprising: a ball spotter received in the third of said pouches, wherein four flexible panels disposed in stacked relation and secured n f aid pan lf rming aid thirdpf said pouches has together along their sides and lower edges to form three 5 an aperture formed adlacem lower edge pouches open at their upper ends; pose the lower edge of said ball spotter to facilitate its a plurality of golf tees received in a first of said pouches; removal from Sald golf accessorya rigid tool capable of use in repairing ball marks on a green 

1. A golf accessory, comprising: four flexible panels disposed in stacked relation and secured together along their sides and lower edges to form three pouches open at their upper ends; a plurality of golf tees received in a first of said pouches; a rigid tool capable of use in repairing ball marks on a green and cleaning cleats received for storage in a second of said pouches, said tool being tapered aLong its length so as to seek the optimum seating in said second pouch and thereby provide rigidity, a snug fit throughout said golf accessory and minimize thickness in spite of variations in size of said pouches or their contents; and a ball spotter received in the third of said pouches.
 2. The golf accessory as defined in claim 1 wherein one of said panels forming said third pouch has an aperture formed therein adjacent to its lower edge to expose the lower edge of said ball spotter to facilitate its removal from said golf accessory.
 3. The golf accessory as defined in claim 2 wherein said third pouch is adjacent to said second of said pouches containing said rigid tool so as to facilitate insertion of said ball spotter into said golf accessory and further facilitate removal of said ball spotter from said golf accessory.
 4. A golf accessory, comprising: four flexible panels disposed in stacked relation and secured together along their sides and lower edges to form three pouches open at their upper ends; a plurality of golf tees received in a first of said pouches; a rigid tool capable of use in repairing ball marks on a green and cleaning cleats received for storage in a second of said pouches; and a ball spotter received in the third of said pouches, wherein one of said panels forming said third of said pouches has an aperture formed therein adjacent its lower edge to expose the lower edge of said ball spotter to facilitate its removal from said golf accessory. 